The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
FLORIDA.

r. H. p Drought has been appointed
cashier of the Kissimmee City Bank.
The new brick Presbyterian church at
Ocala will soon be ready for dedication.
Jacksonville Prohibitionists are picking
up the gauge of battle thrown down by the
anti prohibitionists.
The Seville Lumber Company have just
received q new and complete outfit of ma
chinery for their mill.
Cato is contemplating an extension of
the Key West street railroad in several
new and popular directions.
A supper was given at the new Streety
building at Kissimmee, Thursday evening,
for the benefit of the Methodist church, the
receipts amounting to about $40.
The registration of Pasco county was
| found to be illegal, so when court convened
on Nov. !, it was forced to adjourn, which
deprives that county Of court privileges for
one term.
At DeFuniak Springs Saturday 1873 votes
were cast for the ''dry" side, and not a vote
was cast for the "wet.n The election passed
off quiet. Walton county has certainly
gone dry"
A convention of the people of Lake
county, at Chffords Opera House at Eustis
Saturday, unanimously nominated EUstis
for the county seat of Lake. The election
| VIII DE uelu Jan. II, 1000.
| At 10 o'clock Saturday morning Fernan-
dina's artesan well was discharging 1000
| gallons of water to the minute 1t is
thought the flow will reach 1000 gallons be-
fore the boring is completed
The hearts of the Sub-Tropical managers
were made glad Saturday by the receipt
| from William P. Clyde g. Co, of New
York, through j. q. Leslie, their jackson
vile agent, of a check for 81 900 in aid of
the exposition.
During the two weeks ending Oct. 2S, New
York received from the port of Fernandina
| 1851 PA feet of yellow pine, being one
| fourth of the total amount received in the
metropolis, and exceeding the shipments
from any other Southern port by LIS, 602
| feet.
Abraham Valksudy, as his name would
indicate, is of Jewish persuasion. He car
ries pack" and sells goods on the install
ment plan. Abraham, while making his
weekly collections from a colored dame,
who resides in the vicinity of Moss factory
at Key West, and instead Of pay received
| two fat irons-one on the arm and the other
on the hip. Abraham fell like a stone, and
remained insensible for a couple of hours.
A warrant was sworn out for the wench,
whose name is Teresa Danes; but Teresa
| got out of the way, and gave the officers a
good chase. She was finally arrested and
lodged in Jail.
Friday Sheriff Anderson of Orange
county received a telegram from Judge
Broome, now holding court in Brevard
county, to bring at once the prisoner Cook,
who was in Orange county's Jail Tor safe
| keeping having been sent there from Bre-
ward. Cook was committed last August
| for murder, and is now carried back to that
| county for arraignment and trial. The
feeling is said to be so strong against him in
Brevard county that his counsel will move
for change of venue, which if granted
will either go to Volusia, or Orange county
| for trial. Cook was taken to Breyard
county Saturday.
Capt. Stewart, master of the British bark
Gettysburg, now at Pensacola reports that
a seaman made a violent assault on the
ships second officer, on Oct. 10, while at sea,
! stabbing him severely; Carroll was placed in
| irons, but continued mutnous and threat
ened to kill the second officer, when freed
from his irons, and after the arrival of the
vessel in quarantine, he did get loose and
was very turbulent, and struck the Captain
twice before be was subdued. The Captain
has officially reported the matter to Vice
| Consul Howe, who will give it a thorough
! investigation. In the mean time, Carroll is
in prison. The second officer is paralyzed
from the effects of his wound.
| Following is correct list of deaths that
had occurred at Tampa up to Nov since
Oct. 3: George Osman, A. b. Mckenzie, P.
e. Sprinkle, Bird Moody, Mrs. d. d. Ander-
son, 81. Sander, j. p Miller and wife, Mrs.
Hall, L. Sander, a. Conway, Mr.. Bale and
daughter, Mrs. +. S. Warner, Mrs Demp-
sey, Charles Wilson, Jack Sorenson, Gus
Johns, Joseph Yumor and wife, Mrs j.
Copeland, j. NJ. Allen, Mrs. NJ Taylor,
Frank Trimmer, James Mackenzie, Iillie
Brown, Carlos Penyo, j. 4. Ferguson, j.
] w. Morey, w. II. Barse. B. Walsh. Albert